Listen!

Posted on March 28, 2019 by mitchteemley

          Presentation1          “When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.”   ~Ernest Hemingway

“Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable.” ~David W. Augsburger

         “The word ‘listen’ contains the same letters as the word ‘silent’.”   ~Alfred Brendel

          “A heart worth loving is one you understand, even in silence.”     ~Shannon L. Alder

“Our entire theological tradition…is defined as the willingness to enter into the chaos of others.” ~Jesuit priest and writer James F. Keenan, S.J

And don’t forget the Source: “Listen to God with a broken heart. He is not only the doctor who mends it, but also the father who wipes away the tears.” ~Criss Jami

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Writer, Filmmaker, Humorist, Thinker-about-stuffer
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18 Responses to Listen!

  1. Valerie Cullers says:
    March 28, 2019 at 12:22 pm

    Love the quotes!!!

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  2. revruss1220 says:
    March 28, 2019 at 12:55 pm

    A great and timely reminder. Thank you. I love the quotes you always come up with. As someone else once said, “God gave us two ears and one mouth with the idea that we would use them proportionately.”

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  3. nancyehead says:
    March 28, 2019 at 1:09 pm

    I especially love the Keenan quote. God bless!

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  4. Vigour of Film Lines says:
    March 28, 2019 at 1:48 pm

    I agree, Keenan’s quote is amazing!

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  5. Geoff Church says:
    March 28, 2019 at 4:12 pm

    The Hemingway quote is sublime. True that listening is the greatest challenge – especially fir me!!😊

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  6. joyroses13 says:
    March 28, 2019 at 4:27 pm

    Great quotes, especially Keenan’s, I hadn’t read that before and it is so true!

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  8. Lucia says:
    March 28, 2019 at 8:42 pm

    Listen and silent, there is a great logic to it.

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  9. cricketmuse says:
    March 29, 2019 at 8:02 am

    “silent” “listen” reminds me of “dessert” and “stressed”—just a matter of intent or perspective

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  10. pick1solution says:
    March 29, 2019 at 1:31 pm

    Each one of these gems is worthy of deep consideration and personal definition.

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  11. gpavants says:
    March 30, 2019 at 3:52 pm

    Hi Mitch.

    Amen. That is a key igredient is real conversations.

    Thank you,

    Gary

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  12. rabirius says:
    March 31, 2019 at 6:29 am

    Beautiful collection of quotes.

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  13. Naomi Lisa Shippen says:
    May 21, 2019 at 4:26 am

    Great quotes, it’s so important both to listen and be heard.

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